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Ministry of Power
POWERGRID Launches Certified E-Tendering Portal “PRANIT”
Power Grid Corporation of India Limited , a central PSU under Ministry of Power has established an e-Tendering Portal-PRANIT which will lead to less paperwork and ease of operation, making the tendering process more transparent. It has been certified by Standardisation, Testing and Quality Certification Directorate , Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India.
With this, POWERGRID is now the only organization in India to have an eProcurement solution on SAP Supplier Relationship Management , complying with all applicable requirements relating to security and transparency as stipulated by STQC. POWERGRID in pursuit of digitalisation has been undertaking a number of innovative enhancements within SAP SRM framework.
President's Secretariat
PRESS COMMUNIQUE
The Cabinet in its meeting held on 24.05.2019 has advised The President to dissolve the 16th Lok Sabha with immediate effect.
The President has accepted the advice of the Cabinet on 24.05.2019 and signed the Order dissolving the 16th Lok Sabha in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by Sub-clause  of Clause  of Article 85 of the Constitution.
Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
Union Minister of Social Justice & Empowerment, Dr Virendra Kumar Inaugurated the New Office of Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities 
Minister of Social Justice & Empowerment, Dr Virendra Kumar today inaugurated the new office of Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities   at NISD Building, Sector 10, Dwarka, New Delhi in the presence of Minister of State for Social Justice & Empowerment Ms PratimaBhoumik and Secretary. Department of Empowerment for Persons with Disabilities  cum- CCPD, Smt. Anjali Bhawra.
The Office of Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities  functions independently to look into the grievances of PwDs and to safeguard the rights as envisaged under RPwD Act 2016...Though, this office is functional since September 1998, it did not have adequate space to accommodate its staffs and activities holistically. This new office at Dwarka has got a suitable location with sufficient space with all requisite Divyangjan friendly facilities.
The office building is fully accessible and suitable for Divyangjan with facilities like Lifts, Railings, Tactile Flooring, proper divyangjan friendly Reception with Sign Language Interpreter, Divyang-friendly toilets and waiting area, etc.
Minister also appreciated the efforts made by the office of CCPD for redressal of grievances of divyangjan especially during Covid pandemic period wherein all grievances were heard online, despite limited human resource and other infrastructure. The office is fully digital friendly having implemented Online Hearing of Cases, e-office file movements, online assistance to persons with hearing Impairment through the support of sign language interpretation.. He further emphasized and motivated the staff to work with full enthusiasm so as to fulfill the vision of our Prime Minister for making the country a “Sugamya Bharat” in all sense.
Prime Minister's Office
PM celebrates Gold medal in Tennis Mixed Doubles event at Asian Games 2022
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has congratulated the Mixed Doubles pair of Rohan Bopanna and Rutuja Bhosale on winning Gold medal in Tennis Mixed Doubles event at Asian Games 2022 in Hangzhou.
The Prime Minister posted on X:
“What a great game by Rohan Bopanna and Rutuja Bhosale. They bring back a prestigious Gold for India in Tennis Mixed Doubles. They have demonstrated remarkable team spirit and coordination. Best wishes for their future endeavours.
Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
National Scheduled Caste Finance and Development Corporation Background
NSFDC is organizing a two day Workshop-cum-Management Development Programme on 27th-28th July, 2023
National Scheduled Caste Finance and Development Corporation is a Company , registered under section 8 of the Companies Act, 2013, under the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Govt. of India, with the objective of working for the Socio-Economic Empowerment of Scheduled Caste persons having annual family income up to Rs.3.00 lakh. The Corporation provides loan assistance for self-employment ventures in the sectors like Agriculture and Allied Activities, Small Business/Artisan & Traditional Occupation, Service Sector  and Education Loan for Technical & Professional Trades/Courses.
NSFDC has been channelizing funds at concessional interest rates through State Channelizing agencies , and Channelizing  for promoting income generating projects of persons belonging to the Scheduled Castes having annual family income upto Rs.3.00 lakh.
The SCAs and CAs have continued to be strong partners of NSFDC over the years promoting the economic empowerment of Scheduled Castes at grass-root level. In order to strengthen the bond of partnership further, NSFDC is organizing a two day Workshop-cum-Management Development Programme on 27th-28th July, 2023 at SCOPE Convention Centre, Tagore Chamber, SCOPE Complex, 7, Lodhi Road, New Delhi for the officials of SCAs and CAs to discuss emerging issues, developments and challenges besides deliberating on best practices in the field which will facilitate experience-sharing and domain knowledge of the participants.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
India’s Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage exceeds 218.97 Cr
Over 4.10 Cr 1st dose vaccines administered for age group 12-14 years
India's Active caseload currently stands at 28,593
2,756 new cases reported in the last 24 hours
Recovery Rate currently stands at 98.75%
Weekly Positivity Rate is presently at 1.28%
India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 218.97 Cr  as per provisional reports till 7 am today.
COVID-19 vaccination for the age group 12-14 years was started on 16 March, 2022. So far, more than 4.10 Cr  adolescents have been administered with the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine. Similarly, the COVID-19 precaution dose administration for age group 18-59 years also started from 10th April, 2022 onwards.
The break-up of the cumulative figure as per the provisional report till 7 am today include:
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Cumulative Vaccine Dose Coverage
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HCWs
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1st Dose
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10415261
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2nd Dose
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10119432
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Precaution Dose
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7041914
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FLWs
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1st Dose
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18436936
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2nd Dose
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17717531
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Precaution Dose
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13685648
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Age Group 12-14 years
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1st Dose
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41072203
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2nd Dose
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31917084
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Age Group 15-18 years
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1st Dose
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61962380
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2nd Dose
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53155857
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Age Group 18-44 years
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1st Dose
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561327738
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2nd Dose
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515974453
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Precaution Dose
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97704646
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Age Group 45-59 years
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1st Dose
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204037559
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2nd Dose
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197007398
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Precaution Dose
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49589826
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Over 60 years
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1st Dose
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127674073
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2nd Dose
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123172264
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Precaution Dose
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47775901
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Precaution Dose
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21,57,97,935
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Total
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2,18,97,88,104
India’s Active Caseload currently stands at 28,593. Active cases now constitute 0.06% of the country's total Positive Cases.
Consequently, India’s recovery rate stands at 98.75%. 3,393 patients have recovered in the last 24 hours and the cumulative tally of recovered patients  is now at 4,40,54,621.
2,756 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours.
The last 24 hours saw a total of 2,39,546 COVID-19 tests being conducted. India has so far conducted over 89.69 Cr  cumulative tests.
Weekly Positivity Rate in the country currently stands at 1.28% and the Daily Positivity rate is reported to be 1.15%.
Ministry of Law and Justice
Press Communique
In exercise of the power conferred by clause  of Article 217 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint Shri Aribam Guneshwar Sharma to be a Judge of the Manipur High Court, with effect from the date he assumes charge of his office.
Special Service and Features
Dr.L.Murugan, Hon'ble Minister of State , Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying visit to CIFNET, Chennai on 21t October 2022
The Central Institute of Fisheries Nautical and Engineering Training , Chennai unit, Department of Fisheries ,Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying , Government of India is conducting Special Campaign 2.0 from 2nd October to 31st October, 2022 with the objectives of minimize pendency, institutionalizing Swachhata, strengthen internal monitoring mechanisms, Training of officers in record management and digitization of physical records. The successful implementation of the Special Campaign was reflected in reduction of pendency and efficient management space. This office has proposed 10 identified sites and fixed a target to clean and disposal of unserviceable items for a total area of 3470sq.ft. Already this office has completed 50% of its target and revenue generated after disposal of scrap items are Rs. 90,107/- . The Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances  is the nodal agency to oversee implementation of the Special campaign 2.0.
To review the Campaign 2.0 the Hon'ble Minister of State for Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying and Information and Broadcasting Dr.L.Murugan is scheduled to visit the CIFNET, Chennai and departmental vessels at Kasimedu Fishing Harbour on 21st October 2022. The Special Campaign 2.0 reinforces importance of timely disposal of references and a clean work space. The Photographs taken during of the campaign (before and after the drive, Sites of Cleanliness identified by this office are sent to Ministry regularly.
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Cabinet
Cabinet approves Mutual Recognition Arrangement of Authorised Economic Operators between India and Australia
The Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved the signing and ratification of the Mutual Recognition Arrangement  between the Central Board of Indirect taxes and Customs , Department of Revenue, Government of India and the Department of Home Affairs incorporating the Australian Border Force, Australian Government.
The arrangement is aimed at providing reciprocal benefits to accredited and trusted exporters of both the signatories in the clearance of goods by the Customs authorities of the importing country. Mutual recognition of Authorized Economic Operators is a key element of the World Customs Organisation’s SAFE Framework of Standards to secure and facilitate global trade to strengthen end-to-end security of supply chains while providing higher facilitation to trade at the global level. This arrangement shall benefit our exporters to Australia and thereby promote a trade relationship between the two countries.
Mutual Recognition of the Australian Trusted Trader Program in Australia and the Authorized Economic Operator Program in India shall enter into force from the date of signing by the authorized representatives of both the countries. The text of the proposed Mutual Recognition Arrangement has been finalized with the concurrence of the Customs Administrations of both the countries.
Ministry of Home Affairs
Status of implementation of Emergency Response Support System 
Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri G Kishan Reddy, in a written reply in Lok Sabha to a question regarding the implementation of the Emergency Response Support System  said that the Ministry of Home Affairs is implementing Emergency Response Support System  project through States/ Union Territories. ERSS seeks to enable a pan-India, single, internationally recognized number i.e. 112 based emergency response mechanism for various emergencies, including police, medical and fire, with computer-aided dispatch of field resources. Addition of other emergency services is a function of requirement and preparedness of States/ Union Territories. 112 service is accessible through call, SMS, e-mail, panic button and a 112 India mobile app.
All the States and Union Territories in the country have agreed to implement single number 112 based Emergency Response Support System . This system has been made operational in 28 States/Union Territories and operationalization of ERSS in the States of Assam, Bihar, Haryana, Jharkhand, Meghalaya, Maharashtra , Manipur, Odisha, Sikkim and West Bengal is at various stages of completion.
Ministry of Defence
INS Tarkash at St Petersburg, Russia
Towards bolstering the robust ties between Russia and India and in recognition of the 'Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership' between the two countries, Indian Naval Ship Tarkash arrived at St. Petersburg, Russia today, on 25 July 2019 to participate in The Russian Navy Day Parade. The ship was welcomed into harbour by officials from the Russian Navy with a live performance by the Russian Naval Band as a part of the Welcome Ceremony.
The Indian Navy is being represented at the Russian Navy Day Parade 2019, by a delegation led by Vice Admiral Ajit Kumar P, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Naval Command and INS Tarkash. In addition to attending the Navy Day Parade, the Flag Officer would also call on the Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy to review Navy to Navy cooperation and explore new avenues for collaboration.
INS Tarkash will form part of the mobile column for the review by the President of the Russian Federation. During its stay in harbour, the ship will be berthed at Lt Schmidt Embankment and remain open for visitors on 26 and 27 July 2019. The ships crew would also have professional interactions with the Russian Navy towards enhancing co-operation between the two forces.
INS Tarkash, commanded by Captain Sathish Vasudev, is the second ship of the state-of-the-art Teg Class Stealth Frigates , built by Yantar Shipyard at Kaliningrad, Russia. It is equipped with a versatile range of weapons and sensors and manned by a highly motivated crew of over 250 personnel including 30 Officers. It incorporates the latest stealth features such as reduced radar, infra-red, acoustic and magnetic signatures, thus making it difficult to detect at sea. The ship is part of the Indian Navy's Western Fleet based at Mumbai under the operational Command of Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Naval Command.
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
PM GatiShakti roll-out gets Impetus: Empowered Group of Secretaries  holds its first meeting
BISAG - N completes mapping of 300 layers of data on to the GIS based National Master Plan
All Central Ministries and most of the State Governments begin updating their required layers
Network Planning Group  comprising of representatives from 7 Central Ministries already constituted
High Powered Expert Group of Professionals is being constituted to support the NPG
The Government has constituted Empowered Group of Secretaries  headed by Cabinet Secretary with Secretaries of 20 Infrastructure and Economic User Ministries as members of EGoS to monitor implementation of PM GatiShakti. The first meeting of EGoS was held yesterday under the chairmanship of Cabinet Secretary. The CEO Niti Aayog was special invitee for the first meeting of EGOS. The EGoS reviewed the progress made so far.
The Prime Minister , Shri Narendra Modi launched PM GatiShakti National Master Plan for providing multimodal connectivity to various Economic Zones in the country. PM GatiShakti aims to reduce the logistics cost. Currently, the logistics cost in India is about 13% of the GDP whereas in other developed countries it is to the extent of 8%. Government is committed to reduce the cost of logistics to ensure competitiveness of our manufacturing sector, better realisation of prices to farmers and availability of goods at cheaper prices to consumers.
Bhaskaracharya Institute for Space Applications and Geoinformatics , which has developed the National Master Plan informed the EGoS that over 300 layers of data has been mapped on to GIS based national master plan. It was further informed that all the Central Ministries and most of the State Governments have started updation of their required layers.
Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade , being the nodal department for PM GatiShatki informed about the administrative arrangements made for monitoring and coordination of PM GatiShakti. Network Planning Group  comprising representatives from 7 Central Ministries has already been constituted. High Powered Expert Group of Professionals is being constituted to support the NPG.
The EGoS made several important decisions in the meeting. It has been decided to compile the infrastructural gaps as felt by various Economic Ministries. This is to be forwarded to the concerned Infrastructure Ministry for appropriate consideration to include in the annual action plan for next financial year. Decision was made to study the multimodal connectivity to all the economic zones in the country on priority so that gaps are identified. Any such system or process, which is causing enhanced logistics cost are to be identified and deliberated upon and measures are to be taken including necessary administrative decisions so as to reduce cost.
EGoS emphasised the need for digitisation. It was felt necessary to integrate all management information systems of different so as to enable ease of usage. EGoS has also emphasised that all the Ministries should include in their planning logistics cost reduction at the core so as to achieve the objective of PM GatiShakti.
Ministry of Defence
Defence production crosses Rs 1 lakh crore mark for the first time ever
Stands at almost Rs 1.07 lakh crore in Financial Year 2022-23, an increase of more than 12% over 2021-22
As a result of the consistent efforts of Ministry of Defence, the value of defence production in Financial Year  2022-23 has crossed the figure of Rs one lakh crore for the first time ever. The value currently stands Rs 1,06,800 crore and it will go further up once the data is received from the remaining private defence industries. The current value of defence production in FY 2022-23 is a rise of more than 12 per cent over FY 2021-22, when the figure was Rs 95,000 crore.
The Government is continuously working with defence industries and their associations to remove the challenges faced by them and promote defence production in the country. A number of policy reforms have been taken to achieve the objective of ease of doing business, including the integration of MSMEs and start-ups into the supply chain.
Due to these policies, the industries, including MSMEs and start-ups, are forthcoming in defence design, development and manufacturing and there is almost a 200 per cent increase in the number of defence licenses issued to the industries in the last 7-8 years by the Government. These measures have given a boost to the defence industrial manufacturing ecosystem in the country and generated tremendous employment opportunities.
Prime Minister's Office
Prime Minister to Address the Convocation of IIT, Guwahati
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi shall address the convocation of IIT, Guwahati through video-conferencing at 12 Noon, on Tuesday 22nd September 2020.
Chief Minister of Assam Shri Sarbananda Sonowal, Union Education Minister, Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank , Union Minister of State for Education Shri Sanjay Dhotre and other dignitaries shall also participate in the event.
1803 students including 687 BTech and 637 MTech students will be obtaining degrees tomorrow.
Ministry of Civil Aviation
Kanpur Airport to have World-Class Facilities by December 2022
Holistic development project costing Rs 143.6 Cr is underway
New terminal building to process 300 passengers during peak hours
Kanpur city is the commercial capital of Uttar Pradesh and hub for Leather, Textile and Defense production. Also known for historical pilgrim places and various premier institutions, the city attracts air travelers in large numbers. Currently, Kanpur Airport is directly connected to four cities Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore & Gorakhpur.
Considering the growth in passenger traffic, AAI has undertaken the development work of Civil enclave at Kanpur Airport with enhanced passengers’ facilities at a project cost of Rs 143.6 Crores. The development project includes construction of a new terminal building, and apron suitable for parking of three A-321 type of aircraft.
Built in an area of 6248 sq. mt, the new terminal building of the civil enclave will be designed to process 300 passengers during peak hours. Equipped with all modern passenger amenities, the terminal will have eight check-in counters, conveyor belts for arriving passengers. A parking area has also been planned for parking of 150 Cars. The terminal building will be a Four-Star GRIHA rated energy efficient building with sustainability features. The façade of the terminal will also reflect the local art and heritage of the place inspired from famous JK Temple of Kanpur. The development project is also expected to be completed by 31st December 2022.
The development of civil enclave of Kanpur Airport with enhanced capacity will improve the connectivity to this City, giving impetus to the overall growth of the region.
Cityside Elevation of Proposed Terminal Building
3D View of Proposed Terminal Building
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Ministry of Finance
Government of India releases balance amount of ₹ 44,000 crore to States and UTs  under the back-to-back loan facility in-lieu of GST compensation
The Ministry of Finance has released ₹44,000 crore today to the States and UTs with Legislature under the back-to-back loan facility in lieu of GST Compensation. After taking into account earlier release of ₹ 1,15,000 crore , total amount released in the current financial year as back-to-back loan in-lieu of GST compensation is ₹1,59,000 crore. This release is in addition to normal GST compensation being released every 2 months out of actual cess collection.
Subsequent to the 43rd GST Council Meeting held on 28.05.2021, it was decided that the Central Government would borrow ₹1.59 lakh crore and release it to States and UTs with Legislature on a back-to-back basis to meet the resource gap due to the short release of Compensation on account of inadequate amount in the Compensation Fund. This amount is as per the principles adopted for a similar facility in FY 2020-21, where an amount of ₹1.10 lakh crore was released to States under a similar arrangement. This amount of ₹1.59 lakh crore would be over and above the compensation in excess of ₹1 lakh crore  that is estimated to be released to States/UTs with Legislature during this financial year. The sum total of ₹2.59 lakh crore is expected to exceed the amount of GST compensation accruing in FY 2021-22.
All eligible States and UTs  have agreed to the arrangements of funding of the compensation shortfall under the back-to-back loan facility. For effective response and management of COVID-19 pandemic and a step-up in capital expenditure all States and UTs have a very important role to play. For assisting the States/UTs in their endeavour, Ministry of Finance has frontloaded the release of assistance under the back-to-back loan facility during FY 2021-22 of ₹1,59,000 crore.
The release of ₹44,000 crore being made now is funded from borrowings of GoI in 5-year securitiesissued in the current financial year, at a Weighted Average Yield of 5.69%. No additional market borrowing by Central Government is envisaged on account of this release.
It is expected that this release will help the States/UTs in planning their public expenditure among other things, for improving, health infrastructure and taking up infrastructure projects.
Ministry of Minority Affairs
Allocation Of Haj Quota
The Ministry has had a number of interactive sessions on Haj management with the stakeholders including Haj Committees of the States and Union Territories wherein requests for restoration of Haj Quota were received. The issue was addressed under the Annual Bilateral Agreement with Kingdom of Saudi Arabia  for Haj 2023 and inspite of challenges of CoVID-19, the original Haj quota of the country i.e. 1,75,025 has been restored for Haj 2023. The quota earmarked for Haj Committee of India  under the Annual Bilateral Agreement is meant for pilgrims from various States and Union Territories for Haj 2023. The increase in Haj quota has now enabled the Government to send more pilgrims from States/UTs for Haj.
This information was given by the Union Minister of Minority Affairs, Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani, in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.